Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-22
A TOMB FOR GEN. LOGAN.
Pressing Reasons Why His Final Resting
Place Should be Made Ready.
rbiaaoo Mail

News comes from Washington that tie
people interested in Rock Greek Gene.
terry, where the remains of Gen. Logan
now lie, are complaining of the presence
of the guard. The generals remains
have not been placed in crypt, but lie
Just inside the vault, separated only by
an iron door from the outside world. The
coffin is in plain view, and the presence
OF the guard is necessary to protect it
from desecration.
The dead general seems to be in the
way. In life he was never in the way, ex-
cept to the enemies of his country, his
party or his friends. But it is different
matter now, and unless his friends take
some action his family arc likely to be
put to serious inconvenience. 1t is re-
ported that Mrs Logan has said that if
the guard is withdrawn she will have the
remains brought to her own house and
kept there until final resting place can
be prepared.
The Illinois legislature, at the session
Just ended, appropriated $4,000 to build
his monument, and enabled the South
park commissioners to set apart por-
ton of Jackson park for ais final resting
place. The spot designated is in the
middle of the great circle lying near the
the lake shore, and it is only needed now
that his friends should actively interest
themselves IN the matter to relieve Mrs.
Logan and the generals Immediate
family from the embarrassing position
in which they are placed. One or two
have already begun TO move in the mat
ter, end an appeal is made to the Loyal
Legion and the Grand Army posts to lend
their influence to push the work forward
to completion. As soon as the founda-
tion of the monument can be laid and
the crypt built, the remains will be
brought west and placed in their final
resting place.
Mr. Taylor, his late secretary, was in
the city, yesterday, and a gentleman who
was actiaely Interested in raising the
fund for Mrs. Logan, came west recently,
and will go to Madison to attend the
meeting of the Grand Army, soon to be
held there, to urge some interest in the
matter.
1t is suggested, and the suggestion is
meeting very cordial approval that the
Grand Army posts, the Loyal Legion and
thousands of citizen friends of the gen
eral contribute something toward the
monument. The state appropriation will,
of course, build something that would be
in a measure satisfactory, but it is claim
ed that the generals friends, if Oppor
tunity is offered, would care to have a
personal interest in it and see something
better than the states money would build.
1t may be that this idea will not be form
ally suggested, but the matter is begin
ming to be agitated, and as stated before,
is meeting with approval. The idea is
an excellent one. If there was one thing
more than another for which the dead
general was distinguished, it was for de-
vOtion to his friends, and especially to
those who had fought on the same fields
flag with him. He was always ready to
sacrifice his own interests and convent
ence for theirs. They can now scarcely
afford to deny him burial.
Undoubtedly the voluntary contribu.
tious that would be collected in Chicago
alone, provided the opportunity were of
fered to contributors, would in themselves
raise a handsome amount. Added to
such contributions as would come from
this state and from other states, especi-
ally from the men who fought with the
general from Belmont to Raleigh, they
would build monument worthy of the
grand organizations and of the great
people which he SO well represented, both
IN the state and in the field.
The soldiers organizations are best pre-
pared to take the lead If popular move
ment of this kind, and if they see fit to
act they will undoub teddy receive the cor
dial support of citizens everywhere.